Table 2

Description of costs, data sources and sample sizes

DescriptionType of costDescriptionData sourcesSample size
Programme costsDirectCost of implementing the Afya intervention
  • Project accounts of the implementation institutions.

  • Key informant interviews with the project staff.

N/A
Healthcare service costsDirectCost of visits made for ANC, delivery, PNC and immunisation
  • Health facility records and accounts.

  • Key informant interviews with the facility managers.

48 facilities
IndirectOpportunity cost of the increase in the workload of the facility staff, as the CCT payment is likely to stimulate demand for these health services
  • Key informant interviews with a subsample of facility staff.

A purposive sample of health workers in both arms (n=20)
  • ANC, antenatal care; CCT, conditional cash transfer; PNC, postnatal care.